{"product_id":"9781310739026","title":"Elle's Yearning: Book 8 of \"Bikini Babes' Carwash\"","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eJory has been a thorn\u003cbr\u003e in Elle’s side ever since he arrived to spend the entire summer with his twin\u003cbr\u003e brother. He has no scruples about using his raw male beauty to charm…and\u003cbr\u003e exploit. If only her pulse didn’t race with breathless excitement every time he\u003cbr\u003e turns those gorgeous chocolate-brown eyes in her direction!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut Jory is about to\u003cbr\u003e realize he’s just met his match in sweet, soft-spoken Elle Sutherland. Will the\u003cbr\u003e angry sparks flying between them bond them together, or drive them apart\u003cbr\u003e forever?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e~~~~~~~ Excerpt ~~~~~~~\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eElle’s mind suddenly\u003cbr\u003e went blank when Jory closed the distance between them again, and curled his\u003cbr\u003e arms around her waist. “Knock it off, I’m trying to work here,” she yelped—but\u003cbr\u003e even she could hear how feeble her protest sounded. “Damn it, Jory, I mean it!”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe retreated…but very\u003cbr\u003e reluctantly. Hastily she put one of the massage couches between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e“You’re as skittish as\u003cbr\u003e a newborn colt,” he teased, lightly running one finger over her trembling\u003cbr\u003e bottom lip. “Are you that way around all men? Or only me?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eElle’s heart was\u003cbr\u003e pounding so loudly that she could barely even hear his mocking question—but\u003cbr\u003e there was no mistaking his intent as he leaned so close that she could feel the\u003cbr\u003e heat of his muscular body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I choose my own\u003cbr\u003e partners,” she gasped, and wished that her whisper-soft voice wasn’t so shaky.\u003cbr\u003e “So if you want to help me finish decorating in here, that’s fine. But if you\u003cbr\u003e have anything else in mind, you can kiss it goodbye.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I’d rather kiss you.”\u003cbr\u003e His teeth flashed in another dazzling grin…then he startled her by cupping both\u003cbr\u003e hands around her face. His long fingers sizzled against her bare skin, and she\u003cbr\u003e gasped in surprise. Was this what Astra had felt when she’d let Jared make love\u003cbr\u003e to her?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eDamn it, why did it\u003cbr\u003e have to be Jory? She didn’t even like him!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery nerve in her body\u003cbr\u003e shattered as his mouth closed over hers in a hot, heady kiss. She never even\u003cbr\u003e heard the frantic whimper that tore from her throat as her fingers gripped his\u003cbr\u003e shirt like a lifeline, and her long body arched against his in wondering shock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThen his nimble hand\u003cbr\u003e rose to possessively cup her lush breast…and the next instant, he was writhing\u003cbr\u003e on the floor, moaning in helpless agony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eElle stumbled back in\u003cbr\u003e appalled shock. Oh God, what had she done?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflex. Selena had\u003cbr\u003e taught them all how to defend themselves against attack. A necessary skill,\u003cbr\u003e she’d insisted, for nine single, superbly stacked sorority sisters. The\u003cbr\u003e alliteration had made Elle laugh while she’d been obediently practicing her\u003cbr\u003e kicks and blocks on the mat. But she wasn’t laughing now. Jory’s twisted\u003cbr\u003e features were a sickly green, and his helpless moan was an agonized rasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Jesus, Elle!” Fierce\u003cbr\u003e shudders racked his hunched frame as he rocked back and forth, desperately\u003cbr\u003e clutching himself. “What the hell! I said I wasn’t going to hurt you!”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“And that makes it all right?” Outrage rose in a choking wave, and her\u003cbr\u003e normally-soft voice rose with it. “I told you no! You didn’t listen! You never \u003ci\u003elisten!\u003c\/i\u003e What gives you the right to grab\u003cbr\u003e me against my will?” Tears of sheer rage began to shimmer in her crystal-blue\u003cbr\u003e eyes as she backed away, clenching her small hands into fists. “You think that\u003cbr\u003e since you’re drop-dead gorgeous and sexy as hell, you can just take whatever\u003cbr\u003e woman you want, whether she’s interested or not? You can go straight to hell,\u003cbr\u003e Jory Montrose!”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boruma Publishing, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122058838256,"sku":"9781310739026","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781310739026_p0.jpg?v=1763706657","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781310739026","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}